Common Modern Greek idioms and proverbs drawn from everyday speech and folk wisdom. Front: the Greek idiom or proverb with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.
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35 basic cards for Idioms Greek. It opens with "Και τα του Καίσαρος τω Καίσαρι (Kai ta tou Kaisaros to Kaisari)" and "Ό,τι ακούς στη γωνία, μην το λες στην πλατεία (Óti akous sti gonia, min to les". More Greek at other levels is listed below.
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- Και τα του Καίσαρος τω Καίσαρι (Kai ta tou Kaisaros to Kaisari)
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Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's; render unto others what belongs to them- Ό,τι ακούς στη γωνία, μην το λες στην πλατεία (Óti akous sti gonia, min to les stin plateia)
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Don't spread gossip; keep secrets that are not yours to share- Το ψάρι σαπίζει από το κεφάλι (To psari sapizi apo to kefali)
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Corruption and problems start from the top, from leadership- Σκουρημένα μάτια (Skourimena matia)
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Dark eyes; a gloomy or sad mood or disposition- Καρδιά τσιμέντου (Kardia tsimento)
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A heart of concrete; lacking compassion or feelings- Παίζει με την φωτιά (Paizi me tin fotia)
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Playing with fire; engaging in risky or dangerous behavior- Χρυσάφι το φεγγάρι (Hrisafi to fengari)
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The moon is gold; something precious or highly valued- Ό,τι Θεός θέλει (Óti Theos theli)
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What God wills; resignation to fate or divine will- Κόκαλο και δέρμα (Kokalo ke derma)
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Bone and skin; extremely thin or emaciated- Δεν έχει πατέρα (Den ehi patera)
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Has no father; of mysterious or unknown origin- Σηκώνει τα χεράκια του (Sikoni ta herakja tu)
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Raises his little hands; gives up or surrenders- Κατάματα (Katamatá)
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Face to face; openly and directly without deception- Ενα κορμί και ενα νού (Ena kormi ke ena nou)
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One body and one mind; complete unity or agreement- Μάτια στο τυφλό (Matia sto tiflo)
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Blind eyes; willful blindness or deliberate ignorance- Πάει κατά διάολο (Pai kata diavolo)
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Goes to the devil; something goes badly wrong
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